The Boards.ie Photography Year Book 2008 - order now!

ThOnda · 02-11-2008 4:04pm #1

Ladies and gentlemen, the so much discussed and awaited book is here!

It is more than two months ago when somebody mentioned, that it would be nice to print a collective book of our photographs. And because it was very good idea, we have started the project of the Boards.ie Photography Year Book 2008.

At the very beginning of our discussion, somebody mentioned that we could raise some money for a charity. And it was even better idea. So, we were talking, typing, reading and talking and we eventually came with simple rules. You can have a picture in the book if you buy at least one copy of the book. And the price of each book will be increased by €5.00 for a charity.

Looking for a charity was very simple. Most of the people on Boards.ie know the Santa Strike Force charity organized by DeVore. I don't have to mention that DeVore was pleased by the opportunity and he also submitted his picture into the book.

And we have the book now. We have decided to use service Blurb.com because of their reliability and quality of prints. And you can order the book on their Internet page now.

The direct link to the book is here:
http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/401617

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Preview of the book.

http://tinyurl.com/boardsbook

Please, feel free to order the book to have something nice, we have created here on voluntary bases and also to make the Christmas a little nicer for kids that are not so fortunate to have their own Santa.

I would like to thank to all of you, who have survived all the threads discussing details of the book. My big thanks go to DeVore for his support and tolerance. And the biggest thanks go to whyulittle, who put the book together, insisted and insured the best technical details of our files and who kept our spirits high the closer was the deadline.

AnimalRights · 02-11-2008 4:10pm

Pictures look excellent in the book.
I didn't feel I was ready skill wise for the book this year but I look forward to next years!

0utpost31 · 02-11-2008 4:11pm

Just saw the preview, looks cool! Some awesome photos in there already and I've only seen the first 15 pages.

MagicMarker · 02-11-2008 4:31pm

I almost don't want to look at the previews, might wait for the hardcopy!

Good work everyone!

MagicMarker · 02-11-2008 4:35pm

Ok, i cracked, those first 15 pictures certainly set the bar! Well worth the money.

The design really looks excellent

challengemaster · 02-11-2008 4:39pm

yay \o/ I'm #2

Looks awesome - Great job guys.

Ruu_Old · 02-11-2008 4:44pm

Ordered, got a free shipping code as well (I'm in the US and used hpfreeshipping for anyone else). Smashing work from the preview but I expected nothing less.

Page 8 whee.

Shiny · 02-11-2008 4:44pm

Wohoo! in the first 15 pages. yey

Book Looks fantastic.

sunny2004 · 02-11-2008 4:49pm

FANTASTIC JOB !!!

GristlyEnd · 02-11-2008 4:51pm

Well done everyone, it looks fantastic from the preview. Can't wait until I get my copy.

irishcrazyhorse · 02-11-2008 4:52pm

Jesus, 2 months!?!?
Fair play to everyone involved and to the lads who puts this together.
Book looks savage.
Cant wait to get mine

samhail · 02-11-2008 4:53pm

I missed the making of this

Are all of these in ireland ? (doubtful sinec there is a shot of the mediterranean)
Are all of these irish photographers ?

PopeBuckfastXVI · 02-11-2008 4:56pm

Is teh SSF donation taken automagically by blurb, or is there another mechanism to make that donation?

Great work guys, preview looks awesome \o/

whyulittle · 02-11-2008 5:00pm

The SSF donation is built into the price.

ThOnda · 02-11-2008 5:00pm

Pictures in the book are from people on Boards.ie, worldwide. Age, race, sex or nationality are unimportant to know and had no role in this project. Well, I hope...

The profit raising is set on Blurb, so whoever orders the book sends €5.00 to SSF.

AnCatDubh · 02-11-2008 5:08pm

tis awesome folks - well done.

fluffyVW · 02-11-2008 5:19pm

Brilliant!!! The preview looks amazing!!! Can't wait to get my copy!!!

Well done to everyone!!!

Pigwidgeon · 02-11-2008 5:39pm

brilliant ordering mine now!
major thanks to thOnda and whyulittle for all you effort..

just a thought, would we be able to get another sitewide announcement to say the book is on sale so more people can buy it, more money for ssf like.

whyulittle · 02-11-2008 5:41pm

Code for a little 'badge' to promote the book on your website or blog.

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Ideo · 02-11-2008 5:45pm

fvcking hell - the standard of the photos is excellent!!!

whyulittle · 02-11-2008 5:50pm

By the way, can I just say a big thanks to ThOnda for all his work on this.

It's one thing having an idea, but without having someone to keep pushing this on, creating poll after poll

, it would never have happened. So thanks to him.

And thanks to everyone who submitted their pic. There are some fabulous shots in the book, with quality running right the way through.

sunny2004 · 02-11-2008 5:56pm

whyulittle wrote: »

By the way, can I just say a big thanks to ThOnda for all his work on this.

It's one thing having an idea, but without having someone to keep pushing this on, creating poll after poll , it would never have happened. So thanks to him.

And thanks to everyone who submitted their pic. There are some fabulous shots in the book, with quality running right the way through.

I totally agree and a big thank you to you also !

Setun · 02-11-2008 5:59pm

Ideo wrote: »

fvcking hell - the standard of the photos is excellent!!!

I know, am a bit embarassed by my entry now :eek: Can't wait to see what it looks like though.

Well done to everyone who entered a photo, and a big thank you indeed to Thonda, DeV, and whyulittle for doing a great job in the book's organisation. A zen clap of acceptance for all

Weidii · 02-11-2008 6:07pm

Thank you so much to everyone who organised this, even though there were so many of us entering you managed to deal with the lot of us. Special thanks to Th0nda

I must say, the standard of photography in the book is fantastic.

Buzz Lightyear · 02-11-2008 6:12pm

AnimalRights wrote: »

Pictures look excellent in the book.
I didn't feel I was ready skill wise for the book this year but I look forward to next years!

+1. Roll on next year.

The presentation looks fab for the opening and the first 15 pages. Well done to all.

thebaz · 02-11-2008 6:22pm

well done Thonda (and other organisers) - looks great (apart from that dodgy Belfast shot

)

ThOnda · 02-11-2008 7:13pm

If there wasn't whyulittle, the book would not be finished. He did the biggest amount of work.

ThenComesDudley · 02-11-2008 7:20pm

Well Done ThOnda and whyulittle and to everyone who supplied the photos, that preview looks amazing!

jen_23 · 02-11-2008 7:24pm

Ideo wrote: »

fvcking hell - the standard of the photos is excellent!!!

I agree the previews are amazing. They look very professional. However i still can't wait to see what my very amateur pic looks like! And bring on boards year book 2009 I know that I will be aiming to be as good as the first 15 for it!! (will have to do alot more outings for practice!)

Iv'e just ordered mine and now the waiting game begins. I want it now now now!!! The suspense is worse than waiting for christmas!

Thansk to ThOnda, whyulittle, deVore, fionn and everyone else who put this great book together for such a great cause. Ye all should be very proud of what has been acomplished!!

Thanks everyone! Great job!!!!!

thebaz · 02-11-2008 7:26pm

ThOnda wrote: »

If there wasn't whyulittle, the book would not be finished. He did the biggest amount of work.

well done whyulittle - great job

Cabaal · 02-11-2008 7:52pm

looks fantastic lads, thank you for everyone who put in the work

sheesh · 02-11-2008 7:52pm

looks cool! thonda and whyulittle its a credit to you. There was a huge amount of work in it. thank you

*goes off to buy book.

leinstergurl · 02-11-2008 8:09pm

Wow looks great so far!!Cant wait to get my copy....!!!!:) Well done to everyone involved...and special thanks to all the guys who worked so hard to get this together....:D

PaulieC · 02-11-2008 8:25pm

while Thonda and Whyulittle absolutely deserve the plaudits they are getting ( well done btw!), don't forget it was you, the humble photographer, who also greatly contributed to this project and essentially made it possible :cool:

DeVore · 02-11-2008 8:26pm

It looks even better then I expected and I was already expecting a lot!! Wow, it looks awesome.

Give me a day or two and I will make a site wide announcement and get a button for sigs etc.

Huge thanks to ThOnda and whyulittle for all the hard work they did and with such positive attitudes. You can be rightfully proud of this, as can every photographer who offered their work. Thank you.

Tom Murphy.

sheesh · 02-11-2008 8:36pm

cambo_gueno wrote: »

while Thonda and Whyulittle absolutely deserve the plaudits they are getting ( well done btw!), don't forget it was you, the humble photographer, who also greatly contributed to this project and essentially made it possible :cool:

your right!!

Go me!

and all that work for charity that i do but don't like to talk about

hefty_langer · 02-11-2008 9:00pm

Ruu wrote: »

Ordered, got a free shipping code as well (I'm in the US and used hpfreeshipping for anyone else). Smashing work from the preview but I expected nothing less. Page 8 whee.

hpfreeshipping works for any country as long as you change the currency to USD$ at the checkout - thanks Ruu!! FREE shipping to Ireland!

gandalf · 02-11-2008 9:04pm

Absolutely brilliant looking book lads, one major issue all the photos in the sample section are far better than mine !!!

randylonghorn · 02-11-2008 9:10pm

Wow!!

Just ... wow! ... to be honest!

Fionn · 02-11-2008 9:11pm

hey all
just took a peek - congrats everyone!!
unfortunately i was away/busy the last while, so didn't see the kind invite to include a pic, but no bother, I'm sure there'll be next year

I'll be proud to purchase one of these fine books

this is one of those positive aspects of the internet and the community thats here on Boards
well done everyone especially Thonda and Whyulittle -kudos!!!!

RoryW · 02-11-2008 10:43pm

Thanks to Thonda and whyulittle for all their work on this.

Based on the preview 15 pages, I am very humbled to have my photo included in the book

oscarBravo · 02-11-2008 11:11pm

Well done to everyone involved. It's exciting and somewhat humbling to be involved in a project like this - I'm really proud to be included.

Creamy Goodness · 02-11-2008 11:19pm

guys that preview looks absolutely stunning.

i want to buy one but i'm unsure which to go for the dust jacket or imagewrap.

seriously a big thank you to all the guys who put effort into this it looks stunning.

as a relative newbie to photography i felt like my standard wasn't up to entering for the book but no doubt next year i will be.

jen_23 · 03-11-2008 12:08am

Hey Guys,

Just wondering, I know that ppl have put a lot of effort into advertising for the book for over the internet.
I'm just wondering was there any poster format ever made?
Something in the lines of 'perfect christmas gift' yada yada? I was just thinking it might not be a bad idea to put some posters/flyers up with a little info on how to order the book in shops and info boards for ppl who don't spend as much time on the internet as we do

Ye might think theres enough in the way of advertising already just thought i'd through my 2 cents in!!

John · 03-11-2008 12:53am

Excellent stuff! I can't wait to see the finished copy (just ordered mine, went with the hardcover imagewrap version). Preview looks amazing, well done everyone!

Thoie · 03-11-2008 1:35am

BTW, from the Blurb FAQ:

How do I ship copies of my book to multiple recipients at different addresses?

Right now, you’ll need to place a separate order for each shipping destination (no extra charges apply). But soon, you’ll be able to send books to any number of different destinations, all in a single order.

Does that mean we could just send them to individuals instead of a bulk delivery for no extra shipping costs?

ThOnda · 03-11-2008 1:41am

To solve issue with shipment, we have encouraged creating of "delivery groups" from separate regions in Photography Expeditions sub-forum.
The initial idea was to create one order for all, but we have found that that way would be almost impossible.
I hope that people who have already ordered the book with the code for free shipment will tell us if that worked. If so, another issue would be sorted.

Because the delivery of majority of the books won't be here in fortnight, I thing that we can set the date for the official launch of the book for the 21/11 or 22/11. Please feel free to post your suggestions and what would suit your "friends" from the world of mighty media(s).

You could suggest or even book a venue suitable for such event. City center won't be bad.

And that could be also a nice opportunity to see each other before X-mass break.

ThOnda · 03-11-2008 1:48am

jen_23 wrote: »

... I know that ppl have put a lot of effort into advertising for the book for over the internet...

Well, I know only one so far:-)

There is nothing done yet. If anybody has a little of free time and creative spirit, we will put all accessible materials on pix account http://pix.ie/boardsbook2008.

The cover and SSF logos will be uploaded there tomorrow, I hope.

And also don't hesitate to post the link and explanation of the book on your personal pages, in your galleries and in your blogs.

Another issue is if anybody of you is willing to provide us with smaller version of your picture for promoting the book, I bet that would be appreciated a lot. Of course, those pictures can be, could be and maybe even should be watermarked to protect your copyright and to provide credit to your work and help.

Thank you a lot for your support and such warm welcome of the preview. I only hope and believe that the whole book will be even better than just a preview.

Cabaal · 03-11-2008 9:11am

John wrote: »

Excellent stuff! I can't wait to see the finished copy (just ordered mine, went with the hardcover imagewrap version). Preview looks amazing, well done everyone!

I went with this also, figured it would last longest and look best

trishw78 · 03-11-2008 10:00am

Well done to everyone involved... especially the organisers I'll be ordering my copy very soon.

City-Exile · 03-11-2008 10:46am

Well done to everyone for their efforts.

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Book looks great.
Glad to be a part of it.

Cabaal wrote: »

I went with this also, figured it would last longest and look best

The paper on the image wrap always falls off & gets tattered.
It looks pretty when the book is new, but I don't think it stands the test of time.

The Boards.ie Photography Year Book 2008 - order now!

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